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This is a 2011 series 1 Casascius coin, with mis-spelt hologram, that was sent to me and funded by Casascius in July 2012.  Blockchain link:

   https://blockchain.info/address/1DWwK4D6rQzjkosEXtfKNgEkUi4vVYAbyp

Photos

https://i.imgur.com/MAXb65Bh.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/MAXb65Bh.jpg)
https://i.imgur.com/WChBg2Yh.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/WChBg2Yh.jpg)
(click for larger versions. imgur album with two photos (http://imgur.com/a/BHxm0))

Description of Item

You're bidding on exactly the coin shown in the photos.  Note there is a small dark blemish on the edge of the coin, at approximately half-past-one on the side with the hologram.  What might look like scratches on the "B" side of the coin actually form a straight line pattern that casascius designed the coins with.

Auction timing

Auction will end Thursday April 25th 21:00 GMT or 1 hour after the last valid bid was placed, whichever is later.

Placing Bids

You can place your bids by posting in this thread the amount you are bidding in BTC. Please use increments of at least BTC 0.05.  The highest valid bid at the time of auction ending wins the auction. Failure to pay invalidates the bid.

Payment

No escrow. I will post a payment address after the auction ends. You have 48 hours to pay. If you fail to pay your bid is cancelled and the poster of the next-highest bid get's a chance to pay (I will post this).

Shipping

I will be shipping with Japan Post's EMS.  This involves some basic tracking which I will provide to you.  According to the post office it will take from 4-7 business days.  Insurance is optional, if insured I will declare it to have 10% over the BTC value of your bid in USD at the time of mailing, so as to cover for some potential rise in BTC whilst shipping.  This costs you an additional 0.05 BTC.  If uninsured I will declare it to have nominal value of 10 USD.  In either case it will be declared to be a brass coin.

More Details / Rules:

• I can change the auction rules (not the payment/shipping stuff of course) if I deem that necessary to ensure an orlderly auction
• If shipping to a domestic address I will use kakidome or whatever the insured domestic version of EMS is
• If tracking service of Postal service says: "received" or "could not be delivered, needs to be picked up" or similar, it's on you: the coin is considered to be delivered at that point
• In case of trouble/dispute I am allowed to publicize the tracking number
• On request, I will publicize the tracking number here in the thread
• Upon receiving the coin(s), it would be nice if you posted that fact here.

With apologies to molecular for copying the gist of his auction format.

Thank you.

Two perhaps better photos:

https://i.imgur.com/jRtc8Yrh.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/jRtc8Yrh.jpg)
https://i.imgur.com/4NBmyOZh.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/4NBmyOZh.jpg)
(imgur album with two photos (http://imgur.com/a/cMgRi))

ill start this off then, 1btc!

1.1 BTC

1.2 BTC

when i looked it up it says made in 2012 not 2011?
http://casascius.uberbills.com/?address=1DWwK4D6rQzjkosEXtfKNgEkUi4vVYAbyp

Status:   Active
Type:   1 BTC
Value:   $153.04+
Version:   1
Created:   2012-07-12 00:57:48
Owner:   Unknown

It was funded in 2012.  It was made in 2011.  See original post and photos.

2 BTC

Just over 24 hours left to get this piece of Bitcoin history!

2.5 BTC thanks

I chose the auction end to be early Japan time on Friday.

Next week is the start of Golden Week holidays in Japan, so it's in the buyer's interest to get the payment and shipping info to me a.s.a.p. so that I can dispatch the coin as early as possible on Friday morning and avoid the holidays.

Thanks.

3

3.2

3.3

2weiX, this looks like the winning bid.  Can you PM me your shipping details, thanks.

3.4

No, it's not....according to the "Auction Timing" clause in your OP:

I bid 3.5 BTC.

Melbustus - you are quite right, apologies for the confusion.  The auction is still open.

You post was 10:09:13 PM, there are no more bids by 11:09:13 PM, so Melbustus is the winner.

Agh, it seems the forum clock is wrong?

Look in the top right corner of every page for current forum time.  It is a few minutes slow.

Yeah, I hate how the forum clock is a couple mins behind.

I think this auction is unambiguously over now, though.

Shoot me a payment address, and I'll pay when I'm back at my comp in a couple hours.

Thanks very much!

Payment received; coin shipped.

Confirmed that I have the tracking info, and will post back in this thread when I receive the coin. Thanks!

you can still send me a coin at 3.3 though

Received my coin today! Looks great. Already photographed it, popped it into an AirTite case, and put it in my safe.

Props to zebedee for the quick shipping (with tracking), accurate description, and good communication.

Thanks again!


https://i.imgur.com/euBP4sXl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Zk4Dv6v.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Iw4R0AM.jpg

Excellent, that was very fast!  It looks good.